Reviews in chronological order (Total 10 reviews)

Submitted by bernardm70 on 01/05/2001 19:33

Think of this as a remake of Romancing The Stone with most of the humour and adventure removed.
Surely it would have made more sense to have Brad and Julia's characters together more (being chased by James Gandolfini's character).
In a film like this , it makes little sense to dwell on what sould be the McGuffin (the pistol) and make the characters so unappealing.
The only scenes that do not have any of the three stars are the flashbacks explaining the provenance of the gun which look like a different and more exciting film altogether.
Goes on forever and gets you nowhere.

Submitted by A Brit in Chicago on 27/04/2001 14:57

It's interesting to see such universally bad reviews for this film in the UK press, as it was a pretty solid hit here in the States. I thought it was pretty entertaining fluff. Nothing special, but with a cast that showcases two of Hollywood's emptiest heads, I didn't expect it to be anything more.
Still, another example of how I don't think Hollywood will be weeping over losing the paltry income that comes form our tiny, sceptered isle in lieu of pandering to the much larger American sense of humor and sentimentality.

Submitted by Kate on 25/05/2001 16:49

I enjoyed the bits of the film with Julia Roberts and James Gandolfini, but I found the parts with Brad Pitt to be rather dull and draggy. And Roberts and Pitt together didn't work at all. Too bad - Brad Pitt is attractive, but his character wanted a good smack.

Submitted by Sunny on 12/03/2001 16:55

This movie is essentially a black road comedy. The romantic pairing of Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts doesn't really blossom, as they spend most of their time apart. Then arguably so did Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan in Sleepless in Seatle. The Mexican is comparable to Grosse Point Blanke in terms of humor, but yet there is so much more to this vehicle. Essentially it is a hybrid, it has the romance, elements of westerns with the huge panoranamic shots of the Mexican landscape. The only problem that some watchers might find is that the film can't decide whether it wants to bend to the quirky light-hearted humor of Julia Roberts fare to approach a darker form with Brad Pitt, who yet again successfully attracts violence. Essentially I believe the theme of The Mexican is displaying a microcosm of human life, where humans have the ability to perform both good and bad at the same time.

Submitted by Stevie Boy on 12/05/2001 09:33

A visually stylish road movie that fails to gel properly. Amusing enough at times with Brad Pitt seeming out of place in a film too mirky for Julia Roberts and too light for him. Harmless fun nonetheless, but dont break your neck to get to Blockbusters when it does.

Submitted on 12/05/2001 20:05

Submitted by Nicky on 22/01/2003 14:35

Like eating an entire box of Pringles. It starts off and you know it's crap and know you shouldn't watch it all. But you do and you wish you hadn't. Brad Pitt fails in his attempt to play idiot savant because he's far too beautiful and Julia Roberts obviously prepared for the role by watching re-runs of Friends' Phoebe being kooky. If anyone tells you it's "really good, really funny" scrub them off your list of people whose advice you listen to.